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201778 minPGdocumentary

Historical Events

Documents that Changed the Way We Live

201778 minPGdocumentary

Professor Joseph Janes examines significant documents that have shaped human activity, exploring their creation, influence, and relevance to modern information trends.

Historical Events

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Channel: US National Archives

Documents that Changed the Way We Live

2017• 78 minPG

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Professor Joseph Janes examines significant documents that have shaped human activity, exploring their creation, influence, and relevance to modern information trends.

Synopsis

Documents are milestones and markers of human activity, and our stories can be told through these objects. In Documents that Changed the Way We Live, professor Joseph Janes examines dozens of stories that describe these documents; their creation, motivation, influence, and their connections to contemporary information objects, technologies, and trends. A book signing will follow the program.

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